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Section 3073, Extinguishment authority, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />"307.3 Extinguishment authority. The fire code official is <br />authorized to order the extinguishment by the permit holder, another person <br />responsible or the fire department of open burning that creates or adds to a <br />hazardous or objectionable situation." <br />Section 3074, Location, shall be amended to read as follows: <br />"307.4 Location. The location for open burning, which shall be <br />allowed only by permit, shall not be less than 300 feet (91 440 mm) from <br />any structure, and provisions shall be made to prevent the fire from <br />spreading to within 300 feet (91440 mm) of any structure. <br />"Exceptions: <br />"1. Fires in approved containers that are not less than 15 feet (4572 <br />mm) from a structure. <br />"2. For recreational fires, the minimum required distance from a <br />structure shall be 25 feet (7620 mm) where the pile size is 3 feet <br />(914 mm) or less in diameter and 2 feet (610 mm) or less in <br />height. <br />3. For disposal fires, the minimum required distance shall be 150 <br />feet from structures that are under the legal control of the permit <br />holder, provided that such qualifying structures contain no <br />sensitive receptors and have an exterior surface made entirely of <br />noncombustible material. <br />"4. The Fire Code Official may reduce the required distance in <br />circumstances where he deems it safe to do so. This exception <br />does not apply to disposal fires." <br />Section 307.4.1, Bonfires, and Section 3074.2, Recreational fires, shall be <br />deleted. <br />Section 3074.3, Portable outdoor fireplaces, shall be amended to read as <br />follows: <br />"307.4.3 Portable outdoor fireplaces. Portable outdoor fireplaces <br />shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and shall <br />not be operated within 15 feet (3048 mm) of a structure or combustible <br />material. <br />"Exceptions: <br />"1. Portable outdoor fireplaces used at one- and two- family dwellings. <br />10 <br />